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WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend ETF: Underperformance Highlights Strategy Weakness (NYSEARCA:DLN)

October 8, 2020

The WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend ETF (NYSE:DLN) is meant to track the performance of the largest U.S. dividend-paying stocks. The allure here is that companies able to regularly distribute payouts to shareholders generally present stronger fundamentals with lower risk and potentially higher total returns. Indeed, the fund has a value-tilt while offering a 2.7% yield which is attractive relative to the broader equity market. While the fund benefits from a portfolio built around high-quality stocks, DLN suffers from what we view are structural weaknesses in dividend weighted index tracking methodology. The combination of disappointing performance history and poor risk profile, despite similar exposure to broad index funds, limits DLN’s value in the context of a diversified portfolio. We recommend investors avoid this strategy and look for alternative dividend-focused ETFs.

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DLN Background

DLN is designed to track the ‘WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index’ comprised of the 300 largest companies ranked

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: General Motors, Ford, Fiat, Tesla and Honda

October 7, 2020

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Chicago, IL – October 7, 2020 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include General Motors GM, Ford F, Fiat Chrysler FCAU, Tesla TSLA and Honda HMC.

Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:

Big 3 Detroit Automakers in Focus: How Have They Fared?

After plunging the most in the second quarter since the Great Recession, the U.S. auto industry gathered momentum in the third quarter, with sales rebounding from coronavirus-led lows and buyers returning to showrooms. Sales growth for September marked the first monthly rise since February. Unless there is a spike in coronavirus cases, which will trigger another round of lockdown and send vehicle deliveries into a tailspin, auto sales in the United States are

Vaccine pop highlights big differences in COVID-19-inspired ETFs

October 6, 2020

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This analysis is by Bloomberg Intelligence senior analysts Eric Balchunas and Athanasios Psarofagis. It appeared first on the Bloomberg Terminal.

The hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine is fueling early gains for a new theme exchange-traded fund, GERM, which has higher allocations to companies such as Inovio, Novavax and Moderna than any other ETF. A similar-sounding ETF isn’t getting the same boost, highlighting the importance of due diligence in the increasingly popular thematic category.

GERM’s all-in design pays off immediately

The ETFMG Treatments Testing and Advancements ETF (GERM) was up 13% in its first two weeks, offering a reminder of how crucial index design is for theme ETFs. GERM is highly focused, going all-in on biotech names that aim to treat and prevent viruses, including some companies pursuing a COVID-19 vaccine. Inovio and Novavax are responsible for about half of the ETF’s gain. No ETF has a bigger weighting to either

Lira slide towards 8-per-dollar highlights Turkey economic pressure points

October 5, 2020

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LONDON (Reuters) – The Turkish lira’s move towards the 8-to-the dollar mark will compound its 25% slide this year, amplifying existing pressures on companies and the broader economy.

FILE PHOTO: A gold dealer counts Turkish lira banknotes in Istanbul

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FILE PHOTO: A gold dealer counts Turkish lira banknotes in Istanbul

Below are three charts illustrating the pressure points for Turkey, where the currency is enduring its eighth straight year of losses, having lost more than 80% of its value in the past decade.

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Turkey’s external public debt burden is deemed manageable but its companies and financial institutions face hefty repayments of nearly $10 billion in the next two months.

“Further lira depreciation would distort corporate balance sheets more and thus would have negative impact on investment prospects,” said Ugras Ulku, head of emerging Europe research at the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

More currency weakness would constrain companies’ ability to increase

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Commercial Metals Co, L.B. Foster, Schnitzer Steel Industries, POSCO and ArcelorMittal

October 2, 2020

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Chicago, IL – October 2, 2020 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Commercial Metals Company CMC, L.B. Foster Company FSTR, Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. SCHN, POSCO PKX and ArcelorMittal MT.

Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:

5 Red-Hot Steel Stocks Set to Run Higher in Q4

The steel industry has staged a recovery after being out of favor for much of the first half, thanks to a revival in demand in key end-markets from the coronavirus-induced slowdown and a rebound in steel prices.

With China (the top consumer of steel) seeing an economic rebound and businesses gradually resume across the world following loosening of lockdowns and restrictions, things are looking up for the steel

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Zoom Video, Salesforce, FedEx, Nike and Deere & Co

October 2, 2020

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Chicago, IL – October 2, 2020 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ZM, salesforce.com, inc. CRM, FedEx Corporation FDX, NIKE, Inc. NKE and Deere & Company DE.

Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:

Will October Regain Momentum After the Worst September Since 2011?

Wall Street’s five-month-long rally has halted in September, the historically worst-performing month in Wall Street. But this year it was more than that as all the three major stock indexes — the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite — tumbled 2.3%, 3.9% and 5.2%, respectively, to record their worst September since 2011.

At present, economists and financial experts are busy assessing how October will behave

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: YETI Holdings, Malibu Boats, NIKE, K12 and Activision Blizzard

October 1, 2020

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Chicago, IL – October 1, 2020 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: YETI Holdings, Inc. YETI, Malibu Boats, Inc. MBUU, NIKE, Inc. NKE, K12 Inc. LRN and Activision Blizzard, Inc. ATVI.

Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog:

Solid Consumer Confidence Confirms Economic Stability: 5 Picks

September is set to become the first month since March to record a sharp decline in stock markets. With just one day of trading left for this month, the three major indexes — the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite — are down 3.4%, 4.7% and 5.9%, respectively.

However, surprising many financial experts, Americans have expressed their highest level of confidence in the economy in September since

Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Astec Industries, Sealed Air Corp, Berry Global and Fortune Brands Home & Security

October 1, 2020

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Chicago, IL – October 1, 2020 – Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses Industrial Products, including Astec Industries, Inc. ASTE, Sealed Air Corporation SEE, Berry Global Group, Inc. BERY and Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. FBHS.

Link: https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/1069217/4-promising-industrial-stocks-to-play-the-sectors-rebound

The COVID-19 pandemic adversely impacted the Industrial Products sector in the earlier part of the year. Factory closures worldwide owing to restrictions imposed by several governments, pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, low demand for goods and volatility in the energy market crippled the sector.

The sector logged a decline of 18.3% in earnings in the first quarter of 2020 followed by a plunge of 35.3% in the second quarter, highlighting the slowdown in industrial production amid coronavirus crisis-hit demand. The sector is anticipated to witness a decline of 26% and a 17.6% in the third quarter and the fourth quarter, respectively, per our latest Earnings Trends report.

Sector Slowly Getting

Gov. Whitmer signs $62.7 billion Michigan budget for 2021, highlights money for mothers

September 30, 2020

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It was not the process anyone wanted or expected, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday everyone did the best they could to finalize a budget during a pandemic that created massive economic uncertainty.

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“In an ordinary year, there would be a lot more committee meetings, there would be a lot more opportunity to weigh in, and yet because of COVID-19 and the incredible public health crisis, we’ve had unique challenges to address here,” Whitmer said.

Gretchen Whitmer standing in front of a building: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during the Aretha L. Franklin Memorial Highway dedication ceremony in Detroit, Monday, August 24, 2020.

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during the Aretha L. Franklin Memorial Highway dedication ceremony in Detroit, Monday, August 24, 2020.

“I recognize that, in an ordinary year, there’s a lot more ability for the public to participate. I regret that that wasn’t able to happen in the midst of all the crises that

Oil prices settle at 2-week low as grim coronavirus milestone highlights demand fears

September 29, 2020

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Oil futures fell sharply on Tuesday, sending U.S. and global benchmark crude prices to their lowest finish in two weeks.

Investors worried about rising cases of COVID-19 throughout the globe, a development that may harm appetite for oil and other energy assets in the longer-term.

The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed one million globally, while the U.S. accounts for more than a fifth of the nearly 33.4 million cases, with more than 200,000 deaths.

“For the market, it is a reminder that the unprecedented challenges created by COVID-19 and efforts to limit the spread offer little in the way of quick solutions, ” said Robbie Fraser, senior commodity analyst at Schneider Electric, in a daily note. The pandemic also represents “a significant and ongoing downside risk as the crude market looks to continue a demand rebound.”

Against that backdrop, West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery